Getting serious about Thar

The people of Thar continue to suffer. Indeed, some 486 children have died during this year alone; up from the 450 deaths witnessed in 2017. The PPP, of course, has been at the helm in Sindh for the last decade. Yet matters show no signs of improving. Thus the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) has ordered an inquiry to evaluate the status of projects undertaken at the local level to counter infant mortality, chronic malnutrition and water shortages in the area.

Health workers in the field are particularly concerned by the prevalence of malnutrition and lack........